Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles roster had been left short-handed after three recent injury blows, but the men’s team is set to begin returning to full strength in the coming weeks.

Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour all sat on the sidelines as the Eagles fought for their win on Tuesday night in the European North Basketball League (ENBL), awaiting updates on their rehabilitation from the club’s medical team.

All three could return to the roster after the upcoming international break, with their sights targeted at getting back on the floor for our Eagles ENBL away trip to Dziki Warszawa.